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Designing     Whole  Building  Design  Guide:  National  Institute  of  Building  Sciences    
 

School  Library  (updated  6/02/2009)  

School     http://www.wbdg.org/design/school_library.php  
 
National  Clearinghouse  for  Educational  Facilities:  National  Institute  

Library     of  Building  Sciences  

Library  and  Media  Center  Facilities  Design  -­‐-­‐K-­‐12:  Resource  List  
http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/libraries.cfm  

Media      
Design  Share:  Designing  for  the  Future  of  Learning  
Imagining  the  Future  of  the  School  Library  (Interview  w/  Doug  
Johnson,  Rolf  Erikson)  
Centers   http://www.designshare.com/index.php/articles/school-­‐library-­‐future  
 
33  Educational  Design  Principles  for  Schools  and  Community  
Learning  Centers  
Jeffery  A.  Lackney,  PhD  AIA  University  of  Wisconsin-­‐Madison  
Updated:  August,  2007  
http://schoolstudio.typepad.com/school_design_studio/33-­‐
educational-­‐design-­‐pri.html  
 
Designing  Libraries:  The  Gateway  to  Better  Library  Design  (UK  -­‐  
Toolkit)  
http://www.designinglibraries.org.uk/resources/  
 
Technology  and  Differentiated  Instruction  
http://tech4di.wikispaces.com/  
 
Universal  Design  for  Learning  
http://www.cast.org/  
 
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mpplleess    ooff    SSttaattee    PPllaannnniinngg    GGuuiiddeess    aanndd    RReessoouurrcceess    
 
Design  Considerations  for  School  Library  Media  Centers  (2008)  
Wisconsin  Department  of  Public  Instruction  
http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/desgnlmc.html  
 
School  Library  Media  Center  Design  Considerations  and  
Recommendations    
South  Carolina  Department  of  Education  
http://martha.alewine.googlepages.com/DesignConsiderationsandRe
commendatio.doc  
 
Library  Media  Center  Recommendations  for  the  Ohio  School  Design  
Manual  (2007)  
Ohio  Educational  Library  Media  Association  (OELMA)  
http://www.oelma.org/advocacy/Library%20Media%20Center%20Rec
ommendations.pdf  
 
     
 
 
    
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mpplleess    ooff    SSttaattee    PPllaannnniinngg    GGuuiiddeess    aanndd    RReessoouurrcceess    ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))    
 
 
Standards  and  Guidelines  for  Strong  School  Libraries:  California  School  Library  Association  (CSLA)  (2004)  
Standards  for  School  Library  Media  Center  Facilities  (pp.  33-­‐40)  
http://www.csla.net/pdf/CSLA_Standards.pdf  
 
South  Carolina  School  Facilities  Planning  and  Construction  Guide  (2005)    
Section  303.4  /  p.  3-­‐6  –  Media  Centers  
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Innovation-­‐and-­‐Support/Facilities/old/sf/2005_planning_and_construction_guide.pdf  
 
Standards  for  School  Libraries,  March  2004:  New  Mexico  Task  Force  for  School  Libraries  (2004)  
Section  II  –  Library  Facilities  /  p.  9  
http://nmla.org/docs/NM_Task_Force_for_School_Library_Standards_RevMar04.pdf  
 
School/Public  Library  Joint  Use  Facility  Standards:  NJ  Assoc.  of  School  Librarians/NJ  Library  Association/NJ  State  
Library  (2003)  
http://www.njasl.org/documents/GuidelinesforJointSchool-­‐PublicLibraries_000.pdf  
 
Facility  Standards  for  the  Establishment  of  a  Public-­‐School  Library  (New  Brunswick,  CA)  
http://www.gnb.ca/0003/pdf/politiques-­‐policies/Policy1005_AppendixC2.pdf  
 
 
FFoooodd    ffoorr    TThhoouugghhtt    
 
Great  Libraries  of  Learning:  Is  your  library  answering  the  needs  of  your  students?  (Queensland,  AU)  (2009)  
http://www.scribd.com/doc/22301261/Great-­‐Libraries-­‐of-­‐Learning-­‐Is-­‐your-­‐library-­‐answering-­‐the-­‐needs-­‐of-­‐your-­‐
students  
 
Yesterday’s  libraries,  tomorrow’s  libraries  –  12  differences  (Doug  Johnson  –  Blue  Skunk  Blog,  2010)  
http://doug-­‐johnson.squarespace.com/blue-­‐skunk-­‐blog/2010/3/2/yesterdays-­‐libraries-­‐tomorrows-­‐libraries-­‐12-­‐
differences.html  
 
Links  to  Facilities  Planning  Materials  (Doug  Johnson  –  Blue  Skunk  Blog,  2009)  
http://doug-­‐johnson.squarespace.com/blue-­‐skunk-­‐blog/2009/11/20/links-­‐to-­‐facilities-­‐planning-­‐materials.html  
 
The  Debate:  The  Future  of  School  Libraries:  Do  School  Libraries  Need  Books?  (2010)  
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/do-­‐school-­‐libraries-­‐need-­‐books/  
 
Building  a  21st  Century  Media  Facility  (2010)  
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/24/building-­‐a-­‐21st-­‐century-­‐media-­‐facility.aspx  
 
The  Robin  Hood  Foundation  Libraries:  Way  Beyond  Fuddy-­‐Duddy:  New  Libraries  Bring  Out  the  Best  in  Students  (2005)  
http://www.edutopia.org/design  
 
Interactive  Signage  (Shifted  Librarian  Blog,  2009)  
http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2009/12/10/interactive-­‐signage-­‐at-­‐dok.html  
 
The  Not  So  Big  High  School  Library  …  Why  Build  Big?  (2009)  
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/44/01/b8.pdf